Abhinav Vasudevan, Zaid Ardalan, Paul Gow, Peter Angus, Adam Testro – 2 November 2015

Molly Jung, Mark H. Kuniholm, Gloria Y.F. Ho, Scott Cotler, Howard D. Strickler, Bharat Thyagarajan, Marston Youngblood, Robert C. Kaplan, Julia del Amo – 2 November 2015 – Little is known regarding the prevalence and distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos. We sought to determine the prevalence of HBV exposure (serum HBV core antibody; anti‐HBc), active HBV infection (serum HBV surface antigen; HBsAg), and vaccine‐induced HBV immunity (antibody against HBV surface antigen; anti‐HBs) in U.S.

Robert S. Brown, Jacqueline G. O'Leary, K. Rajender Reddy, Alexander Kuo, Giuseppe J. Morelli, James R. Burton, R. Todd Stravitz, Christine Durand, Adrian M. Bisceglie, Paul Kwo, Catherine T. Frenette, Thomas G. Stewart, David R. Nelson, Michael W. Fried, Norah A. Terrault, on behalf of the Hepatitis C Therapeutic Registry Research Network Study Group – 31 October 2015 – Recurrent infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with decreased graft and patient survival.

Malcolm R. Alison, Wey‐Ran Lin – 30 October 2015

Fernando Agüero, Alejandro Forner, Christian Manzardo, Andres Valdivieso, Marino Blanes, Rafael Barcena, Antoni Rafecas, Lluis Castells, Manuel Abradelo, Julian Torre‐Cisneros, Luisa Gonzalez‐Dieguez, Magdalena Salcedo, Trinidad Serrano, Miguel Jimenez‐Perez, Jose Ignacio Herrero, Mikel Gastaca, Victoria Aguilera, Juan Fabregat, Santos del Campo, Itxarone Bilbao, Carlos Jimenez Romero, Asuncion Moreno, Antoni Rimola, Jose M.

Jan Stindt, Stefanie Kluge, Carola Dröge, Verena Keitel, Claudia Stross, Ulrich Baumann, Florian Brinkert, Anil Dhawan, Guido Engelmann, Rainer Ganschow, Patrick Gerner, Enke Grabhorn, A. S. Knisely, Khalid A. Noli, Ieva Pukite, Ross W. Shepherd, Takehisa Ueno, Lutz Schmitt, Constanze Wiek, Helmut Hanenberg, Dieter Häussinger, Ralf Kubitz – 30 October 2015 – Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC‐2) is caused by mutations in ABCB11, encoding the bile salt export pump (BSEP).

I. Lisanne Holster, Eric T.T.L. Tjwa, Adriaan Moelker, Alexandra Wils, Bettina E. Hansen, J. Reinoud Vermeijden, Pieter Scholten, Bart van Hoek, Jan J. Nicolai, Ernst J. Kuipers, Peter M.T. Pattynama, Henk R. van Buuren – 30 October 2015 – Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, as well as a high rebleeding risk. Limited data are available on the role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) with covered stents in patients receiving standard endoscopic, vasoactive, and antibiotic treatment.

Hiroaki Yokomori, Hitoshi Yamazaki, Masaya Oda – 30 October 2015

Fernando Agüero, Alejandro Forner, Christian Manzardo, Andres Valdivieso, Marino Blanes, Rafael Barcena, Antoni Rafecas, Lluis Castells, Manuel Abradelo, Julian Torre‐Cisneros, Luisa Gonzalez‐Dieguez, Magdalena Salcedo, Trinidad Serrano, Miguel Jimenez‐Perez, Jose Ignacio Herrero, Mikel Gastaca, Victoria Aguilera, Juan Fabregat, Santos del Campo, Itxarone Bilbao, Carlos Jimenez Romero, Asuncion Moreno, Antoni Rimola, Jose M.

Jennifer C. Lai, Jennifer L. Dodge, Saunak Sen, Kenneth Covinsky, Sandy Feng – 30 October 2015 – Cirrhosis is characterized by sarcopenia and malnutrition, leading to progressive functional decline. We aimed to objectively measure functional decline in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation and its association with waiting list mortality.